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Hoosier Hysteria: From a player's perspective

Hoosiers play to two ties against U. of Kentucky

Moms always say to play by the rules, but rules change. The new hockey rule change which enforces stricter obstruction penalties was a huge factor in the IU men's hockey games this Friday and Saturday.

IU is red hot (for real)

Have you ever had one of those stretches where everything seems to be breaking your way? Those times when you hit every green light driving south on State Road 37 to campus from Indianapolis; those days when you find $20 in your laundry; those weeks where even your mistakes make you look golden?

Hoosiers finish with win, two losses in weekend tourney at Southern Indiana

This weekend, while most baseball fans watched the Detroit Tigers sweep the Oakland A's, the IU club baseball team competed at Southern Indiana in a tournament made up of the 10 top club teams from the Great Lakes Region conference.

Piniella says 'urgency is important' on North Side

CHICAGO-- Lou Piniella vows to make a winner of the Chicago Cubs, whose last World Series appearance came in 1945.

State treasurer speaks to College Republicans

Standing in the Dogwood Room in the Indiana Memorial Union, Indiana State Treasurer Tim Berry began his presentation Monday night by asking the IU College Republicans in the audience a question.

McDonald's rep speaks to IU Real Estate Club

IU does not yet have a replacement for the Read Center McDonald's, Bob , a real estate manager for the hamburger giant, said Monday night. The University would like to become a McDonald's franchise owner, but the company usually only allows individuals to run a franchise, according to an Oct. 13, 2005, Indiana Daily Student article.

Averatec laptop skin design contest ends Saturday

Many students add a unique flair to the outsides of their laptop computers with stickers and drawings. Now, the computer company Averatec is offering a way for students to show the world their technological creativity.

Student and community groups meet to raise domestic violence awareness

Alumni Hall would have to be filled 12 times to hold all the sexual assault victims from one year, Middle Way House representatives said Tuesday night at a meeting in Collins Living-Learning Center.

Soon to be graduates try on class rings, caps, gowns

While the only costumes most IU students are thinking about in mid-October are for Halloween, it's time for those graduating in December to think about their caps and gowns as graduation creeps up on them.

New general education requirements might ease degree changes

With so many students changing their major during their college careers, some are finding they must remain in college an extra year to fulfill additional degree requirements. In an effort to make transferring between schools on campus and from other universities a little easier, the Bloomington Faculty Council has passed a new set of general education requirements.

Family of crash victim may sue over ID mix-up

MARION, Ind. -- The family of a Taylor University student misidentified for weeks as a classmate who was killed in a highway crash has notified state and local officials of a possible lawsuit over the handling of the crash aftermath.

Woman sues over Bible class offering

NDIANAPOLIS -- A Mooresville, Ind., woman is suing her son's public school, alleging that its practice of allowing some students to attend Bible classes once a week on school grounds while others stay behind without instructional time is unconstitutional.

Indiana salad plant will close after spinach scare

PLYMOUTH, Ind. -- A nationwide spinach recall caused by an E. coli outbreak is prompting Ready Pac Produce Inc. to close a salad processing plant that employs about 200 workers.

Candidates for Greene County judge face off in tight race

In Greene County -- the county directly west of Monroe County where circuit court judges have held on to their jobs for decades -- a newly appointed incumbent circuit court judge is facing a challenger. The race is now the most closely watched in the county.

Fantasy hairstyles to take runway

While most people might not consider hairstyling an art form, Jocelyn Robertson, performance and events director for the Bloomington Area Arts Council, disagrees. Robertson and the Arts Council will team up with local hair salons to present Bloomington's first "Curl Up and Dye for the Arts!" fantasy hair competition at 8 p.m. Nov. 10 at the John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium to prove that hairstylists can be artists, too.

Czech play to be 'unveiled' Friday

The comedy "Unveiling" by Vàclav Havel will begin its two-week run Friday at the John Waldron Arts Center to raise awareness about Havel, the writer, and his struggles in communist Czechoslovakia. The play will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 26-28. Additional matinees are at 2 p.m. Oct. 21 and 28. General admission is $16; senior citizens and students with ID will be charged $13. Tickets are available at Bloomingfoods East or www.bloomingtonarts.info.

Sodrel denounces negative political advertisements

Rep. Mike Sodrel, R-9th, expressed displeasure Tuesday with the influence outside groups are exerting on his closely contested race. Speaking to the Bloomington Rotary Club, Sodrel slammed so-called 527 groups, tax-exempt organizations not affiliated with specific candidates that try to sway voters with their own ads.

IU Art Museum director collects drawings for book

Ten years of research have paid off for IU Art Museum Director Adelheid Gealt, whose reconstruction of 18th-century artist Domenico Tiepolo's New Testament drawings coincides with her latest book, "Domenico Tiepolo: A New Testament." The book features full-color photos of all 313 drawings, which were made with pen, along with titles and descriptions.

U.N sanctions North Korea after nuclear test

[The Facts] The Washington Post reported that the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to enact a U.S.-drafted sanction on North Korean finances and weapons activity. North Korean U.N. Ambassador Pak Gil Yon has said the U.S. sanctions constitute a "declaration of war." Are the U.N. sanctions a proper deterrence for North Korea's nuclear program?